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were discharged. Here ends the first scene. The next week Mr. Boudinot published some sarcastic remarks relative to the decision of Judge Clayton, and ended that if missionaries were agents of the general government, they would not acknowledge themselves the agents of Gen. Jackson, or to this effect. On seeing these remarks, Mr Proctor and myself disapproved of them as being uncalled for, and calculated to irritate rather than allay the minds of our enemies. We therefore wrote the following notice to Mr. Boudinot, viz.

 "Carmel April 14 1831"

Mr. Boudinot, Dear Sir, We noticed in the Phoenix, not long since, some remarks concerning the late decision of Judge Clayton, which we couldn't altogether approve. We think his decision was in accordance with the opinion of Mr Evarts, when he says that we are hereby the authority and under the protection of the "U. States government." To us it appears that judge Clayton has merited the thanks of all the missionaries and the friends of missions, by the part he has acted. And with regard to his decision concerning others arrested at the same time with the missionaries, we cannot see how he could have given a different decision, consisting? with the law by which he was governed. Concerning your remark, that "missionaries are not agents of General Jackson", we suppose that we are not agents of individual men, but of the administration, and as really of the present as of any former, if being here by the authority and under the protection of the U. States, constitutes us agents. If you think proper to give the above remarks a place in your paper, you will much oblige your friends. We then stated publicly that if the President